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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Kenji Nishibe" <reps@kenjinishinotice.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:11:40 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPRESENTATIVE

Hello,

I am Mr. Kenji Nishibe, managing director of CHIN FUNG

(TRADING) LIMITED.Chin Fung (Trading) Limited is a premier

global trading group managing the supply chain for

high-volume, time-sensitive consumer goods.

Garments make up a large part of the Chin Fung business

which also covers the sourcing of hard goods such as

fashion accessories, furnishings, gifts, handicrafts, home

products, promotional merchandise, toys, sporting goods and

travel goods.

We are searching for representatives who can help us

establish a medium of getting to our costumers in the

Canada/America and Europe as well as making payments

through you to us. If you are interested in transacting

business with us we will be glad.

Please contact us for more information, Subject to your

satisfaction; you will be given the opportunity to

negotiate the mode of which we will pay for your services

as our representative.

Please if you are interested contact us immediately by

email with this email address

nishibekenjinonline@yahoo.co.uk

Thanks in advance,

Kenji Nishibe

Managing Director

CHIN FUNG (TRADING) LIMITED.

ADDRESS:4-27-4 W204

Hamadayama, Suginami-ku,

Tokyo 168-0065,

Japan

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